Cryptomeria japonica 'Al's Blue' magnolia I've had very little luck

I've had very little luck grafting it and rooting in has been tough as well

HARDINESS:  zones (7

but worth the wait and should be planted where you can appreciate the spectacular variegated foliage up close

decciduous shrub with green leaves and panicles of fragrant

As 'Ikandi' gets older the leaves become more and more variegated

Cryptomeria japonica 'Al's Blue' magnolia I've had very little luckCryptomeria japonica 'Al's Blue' is an evergreen conifer with glaucus green foliage and a pyramidal growth habit. Cryptomeria 'Al's Blue' appears to be a fairly large growing form of Japanese Cedar. There is basically zero information online regarding this cultivar and I only know it from a single specimen at the JCRA in Raleigh, NC (see photo below). Cryptomeria 'Al's Blue' has a bluish (glaucus) cast to the foliage and stands out from the other